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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Model a BPEL Process</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">BPEL Process</span><span class="f_BodyText"> in Enterprise Architect represents the top-level container for the BPEL elements, from which BPEL can be generated. Conceptually it maps to the BPEL </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">process</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To create a BPEL Process in your BPEL model, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open or create a BPEL diagram. </span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">BPMN 1.1</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> pages of the Enterprise Architect UML </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">More tools | BPMN 1.1</span><span class="f_NumberedList">).</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Drag a </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;">BPEL Process</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> element from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> onto the diagram. The BPEL</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="bpel%20process%20dlg.png" width="303" height="336" border="0" alt="BPEL Process Dlg"><br>
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<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type a name for the BPEL Process.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Query Language</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field defaults to </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">XPath 1.0</span><span class="f_NumberedList">. The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Process Type</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field is pre-set to </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Private</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> (Enterprise Architect can generate BPEL from private processes only) and the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Ad Hoc</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field is pre-set to </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">False</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">UML</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> button if you need to define further properties of the BPEL Process, using the normal element </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="objectproperties.htm">Properties</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog and </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="interactions_and_activities.htm">Behavior</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab.</span></p>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to close the dialog.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To return to the BPEL </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog for subsequent editing:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Double-click on the element in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> (the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="generalsettings.htm">Shows Properties</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> option must be selected in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Double click on browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> panel of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog) or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Right-click on the element in the diagram or </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">BPEL | BPEL Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The BPEL Process element is a stereotyped Activity that, when created, has a child diagram. Double-click on the element to display the diagram, and use further elements from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">BPMN 1.1 Core</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> to model the process; specifically:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_start_event.htm">Start Event</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_end_event.htm">End Event</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_intermediate_event.htm">Intermediate Event</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_gateway.htm">Gateway</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_activity.htm">Activity</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="model_pool.htm">Pool</a>.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">BPMN 1.1 Core</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> page, the following elements are not mappable to BPEL: </span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="color: #000066;">Pool</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="color: #000066;">Lane</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="color: #000066;">Data Object</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="color: #000066;">Group</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="color: #000066;">Text Annotation.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SeeAlso"><span class="f_SeeAlso">See Also</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="create_a_bpel_model.htm">Create a BPEL Model</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="create_assignments.htm">Create Assignments</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="generate_bpel.htm">Generate BPEL</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="bpel_web_service.htm">Create a BPEL Web Service</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="bpel_model_validation.htm">BPEL Model Validation</a></span></li>
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